Walt Disney World Resort has officially removed a free souvenir once available to Jungle Cruise riders.
In 2022, Magic Kingdom Park started offering “Safari Sacks” in partnership with Ziploc. Around the same time, Ziploc sponsorship signs appeared around the Jungle Cruise, most notably on a trunk at the ride’s exit.
The themed bags let guests keep their small valuables safe while riding the boat ride–though it’s rare for riders to get wet. Guests could write their names and “departure dates” on the bags in permanent marker to commemorate their Walt Disney World Resort trip.
Jungle Cruise is now giving out Ziploc bags
Jungle Cruise is now giving out Ziploc bags pic.twitter.com/0YgX0eBDwb
— Lexis (@LexisH0546) November 26, 2022
The bags were as punny as the Jungle Cruise itself, claiming to be “wild animal proof” except for “baboons, butterflies, chimpanzees, cobras, crocodiles, elephants, giraffes, gorillas, hippos, hyenas, impalas, lions, piranhas, pythons, rhinos, tigers, toucans, vultures, water buffaloes, wildebeests, zebras, and others.” The Ziploc read:
The survival sack that does it all!
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Now featuring the exclusive skipper zipper!
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Holds everything imaginable, if you only imagine small things!
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Mostly backside-of-water resistant!
Before it closed in 2023, Splash Mountain provided a similar bag. When it reopened last year as Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, Disney cast members no longer offered riders free plastic bags. Instead, guests were instructed to purchase a Princess and the Frog (2009) themed wet bag.
Unfortunately, the Jungle Cruise seems to be headed in a similar direction. On Monday, WDWNT reported that the 53-year-old Magic Kingdom Park attraction no longer offers Ziploc “Safari Sacks” to guests. Whether Walt Disney World Resort plans to sell Jungle Cruise-inspired wet bags remains unclear.
The Jungle Cruise
The original Jungle Cruise opened alongside Disneyland Park on July 17, 1955. Its success inspired Disney to recreate the attraction at Magic Kingdom Park, and it premiered alongside Walt Disney World Resort on October 1, 1971. Walt Disney Imagineers later created versions for Tokyo Disney Resort and Hong Kong Disneyland.
Walt Disney initially imagined the Jungle Cruise as a serious river expedition using real animals. He quickly shifted toward animatronics when Imagineers pointed out that jungle wildlife would likely sleep most of the day. Over the years, the river expedition evolved from an educational jungle voyage to the sarcastic, pun-filled adventure guests know today. As part of company-wide inclusion efforts, Disney has also removed multiple offensive depictions of Indigenous people from the Magic Kingdom Park and Disneyland Park attractions.
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